Teen charged with shooting officer
A South Side teenager was charged Wednesday with shooting a Chicago police officer Monday afternoon, police said. Roscoe Woods, 17, faces felony charges of aggravated battery and attempted murder. Police said he shot a 36-year-old officer near Clemente High School on Monday after school let out. The officer, who was hit in the elbow, was treated and released that evening.
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Man guilty of stealing disaster aid
Days after Hurricane Katrina, Hussnian Ahmad walked into a Red Cross office in Chicago and claimed to be a displaced victim from New Orleans. In fact, he had never set foot in Louisiana. On Wednesday, Ahmad pleaded guilty to stealing more than $6,800 in disaster aid from FEMA. Sentencing is set for Feb. 20. Ahmad, 33, faces up to 8 months in prison, prosecutors said.
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Fire hits museum train exhibit
Visitors to Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry were moved away from a train exhibit Wednesday afternoon after a small electrical fire, a fire official said. A transformer associated with The Great Train Story exhibit caused the fire about 11:15 a.m. The fire, which was on train tracks not visible to visitors, was put out immediately and presented no danger, museum officials said.
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Red Line trains delayed
Red Line trains were delayed during the evening rush Wednesday because of a loss of power between 27th and 39th streets, but service was restored at about 6:30 p.m. CTA spokeswoman Wanda Taylor said power had to be turned off because of some debris on the tracks. A bus shuttle operated in both directions between the Cermak-Chinatown and the 47th Street stations during the outage.
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